CARLTON 13.8 (86) d BRISBANE 12.13 (85)
Harry McKay.Credit score: Channel 7
KEY POINTS
McKay takes the factors
Harry McKay could trigger Blues followers extra heartburn than another participant, however how a lot of it’s recency bias? He was a Coleman medallist solely two seasons in the past. On this night time, he was once more overshadowed by the heroics of Charlie Curnow, who dragged Carlton again into the sport with an explosive third quarter. However McKay was terrific – significantly as he performed the entire sport on Harris Andrews. The pair fought an absorbing battle, with Andrews taking seven marks and McKay seven, every having fun with patches of dominance. McKay’s second purpose to provide the Blues again the lead, late within the third quarter, was nerveless. His mark and purpose to win the match was the stuff of desires for Blues followers.
Williams makes a distinction
It’s been a really lengthy eighteen months for Zac Williams, who hasn’t performed a sport since Collingwood ended Carlton’s season in spherical 23 of 2022. His return from harm has been lengthy awaited, each by followers and coach Michael Voss, who turned emotional speaking about his return to the sector this week. Williams rapidly reminded everybody why he was missed. His raking kicks gained a mountain of territory for his facet, together with one bomb that cleared a pack and fell into the arms of Curnow for the primary of his objectives. And he was an important a part of Carlton’s surge again into the competition when all regarded misplaced. He had 19 disposals and he’s a digital new recruit.
Lions concern Coleman has completed ACL
Of all of the gamers to lose in spherical one, the Lions could be terribly dissatisfied by the harm to Keidean “Kiddy” Coleman. Within the preliminary remaining final 12 months, Coleman lower the Blues aside together with his kicking, and he polled Norm Smith Medal votes the next week towards Collingwood. So when Lachie Fogarty fell throughout his knee within the dying seconds of the second quarter, there was a collective consumption of breath. The preliminary analysis was only a hyperextension however publish sport it was revealed the membership fears Coleman will miss the remainder of the season. “He’ll get a scan tomorrow,” Lions coach Chris Fagan stated. “However at this stage it’s not wanting nice. It seems to be like an ACL. “We haven’t had a lot luck with ACLs, Hipwood, Rayner. Ashie final 12 months and now Kiddy tonight. “It’s not confirmed however greater than seemingly that’s what we expect. We get dissatisfied for all of the lads that get these accidents as a result of we all know the highway again is a protracted highway again. It’ll create a chance for another person, which might be there success. If it goes the best way we expect, we’re unhappy for Kiddy.”